Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-11-04

Lieut.. Brainerd is one of the SURVEYORS

| Lieut.. Bralnerd Is one OF the surveyors
of the Greeley expedition.
The doctors in Port Pownsend are
waiting for developments in the al
legged leprosy case in that city. The
man, who refuses to answer questions,
acknowledges he had associated with
lepers in the Hawaiian Islands. He
arrived few weeks ago in the bark
Sarah F. Ridgeway, from Honolulu.
The Seattle hteHigencer claims that
instead OF decrease in the population
OF King county of 200, as the census
shows, there was an actual increase of
several thousand people. During the
period embraced in this reported de-
crease it says ITO houses were built in
Seattle and 100 or more outside of the
city.
Coast Nail: The demand for lumber
Is making lively times at Gray's Har-
Dor. At Hoquiam, alone, the mill
company's store has average sales of
$500 day, which is pretty good for a
place that has but 200 inhabitants.
Hoquiam, Aberdeen, Montesano and
Cosmopolis, on Gray's harbor, are all
growing towns.
Mount Constitution, on Oreas Is
land, is 1900 feet high, from the top
of which some grand scenery is dis
cernable. 1t has two fine lakes,
pretty we'll up. A correspondent
writes that movement is being Or
ganized to grade road to the top of
the mountain in order to open sum-
mer resort at the summit.
The Clarke county Register COM
plains that the census figures of that
county's population-7,165, are about
1900 too small, the county having
over 5000 people. Other counties
complain of the census work as alto
gether unreliable, and the complaints
are doubtless well founded. The Ter
ritorial population is probably 175,OOO
instead of l44,O 900.
A man recently sold his timber
claim of 16O acres on the Skagit for
5000. Ho reported that timber
claims are in great demand, selling
readily at $50 per acre in most cases.
he also reported that the Puget Sound
mill company has been buying all the
logs it could on the Skagit, paying
therefor the uniform price of SO per
thousand feet.-Post-Intelligencer.
1t is said that eleven opium facto-
ries are operated in Victoria, and that
most of the product finds its way into
this country by the aid of smugglers.
Prepared opium costs in Victoria
about So so to 50 per pound, and the
American duty is $40 per pound, but
all thaeis paid for the smuggled ar
ticle in Portland is SIS per pound. A
great deal of smuggling is carried on.
Gloucester, Mass, fishermen have
been investigating the fishery re-
sources of the North Pacific coast, and
have become satisfied that the supply
of food fishes in this region is almost
inexhaustible. Capt. Solomon Jacobs
it is said, will fit out fleet of fishing
vessels and dispatch them to Puget
Sound, making one OF our cities their
headquarters. These boats will leave
Boston for their journey around Cape
Horn this month.
Garfield Enterprise: We hear that
the Indian called Paul, the murderer
of Mrs. Peavey and child, was tried
by the Indians and sentenced to be
hung, which would have taken place
Immediately after the trial, but the
doomed criminal proposed, to tell all
about the murder in confession, pro-
vided they would postpone the execu-
ton until the following day, which
they agreed to do. When the follow
ing morning arrived it was found that
the Indians squaw had cut the cords
that bound him, and no one having
guarded him he effected his escape,
and the villain is now at liberty.
Walla Walla Statesman: While in
London the editor asu-, taincu from, a
prominent member of the corn ex-
change there that there is no differ
ence in the price between Walla Walla
and Oregon wheat. A prominent men,
ber OF that exchange said he would
take 800 tons weekly at the present
rates of freight over the Northern Pa
cifc, paying the highest market price
ruling at the time, making no diff
ference between Walla Walla and
Oregon. Parker says the Walla Walla
farmers are at the mercy of ring.
Walla Walia wheat is sold to Portland
and there made into flour and sold as
Oregon.
LOcalizer; The switchback, although
designed for use only while the tunnel
is being constructed, has been doing
quite large amount of business.
Perhaps it is not desirable to increase
this business to any great extent until
the tunnel shall have been completed.
1t requires a great deal of care to ope-
rate the road over the switchback, and
the expense is much greater than it
will be with the tunnel completed.
Only parts of loads can be hauled by
the decapods either way and the run
ming, too, has all to be accomplished
in daylight. 1t is pleasure to add
that not a single accident has hap
pened on that part of the road since it
has been onarated ma a through road.